NOTE: I do NOT own the characters in this story nor do I own Chobits. Chobits © Clamp.

And here comes the twist! Hahaha. Hope you have been enjoying the story so far. Anyway, I'll try to make chapters longer. Hope you've been enjoying! Sorry, there is a lot of Dita in this chapter than usual. But there will be a lot of Zima in one of the next chapters hopefully. Also, this chapter goes very well with the song from Air TV- Tori No Uta. Just to throw that out there! For some reason it seems to match the chapter very well. Anyway, enjoy!

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"The helicopter is ready." Two muscular men dressed in black suits and shades with sleek black and brown hair walked up to Zima and nodded. Zima nodded back, placing his visors on. Dita quickly placed hers on and rushed to his side. They both nodded to the men and walked past them.

"Something doesn't seem right. Security isn't usually this up-tight, don'tcha think?" whispered Dita. Zima nodded and stepped into the helicopter. "Yes. I guess they would keep things up tight in a situation like this…" He trailed off in thought, thinking about the other millions of possibilities and stories as to why security was escorting them this time.

Dita sat next to him on the seats inside the helicopter, holding the side of his upper arm. "There is something wrong." she stated quietly. Zima nodded, and before he could answer, the two security guards were sitting across from them. They both nodded at each other, giving Zima and Dita odd glares.

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Dita and Zima jumped from the helicopter onto the cold gravel of the building. Dita looked around and sighed. "This is far better than any jungle." Zima laughed and took her hand. "But the sooner we get this done, the sooner we complete our mission." Dita nodded and walked side by side carefully. They entered the door to the stairs, and began to walk to the room.

The white walls blinded Dita, causing her to squint. It was a lot lighter than her previous living conditions, and it caused her to trip over a step or two. They both walked down the stairs carefully, with their newly elected 'body guards' following close behind.

Zima stopped at a door suddenly and waited for Dita to catch up to him. He took her hand lightly into his and smiled. They both walked through the door, guards close behind.

Dita began to look around the room. Wires covered this place, millions of circuits and strands that engulfed the floor. There were people scurrying about, holding clip boards and rushing around the room with parts and wires. Dita glanced at a few of them. They all looked in a hurry, tired, and exhausted. Probably overworked by a few hours. People were very careless with their health, always taking unnecessary risks.

One of the scurrying scientists walked over to them, hair in a mess and breaking out into a sweat. "Hello! The chief wants to see you two for something very important. Please go into that room over there."

The woman pointed to a white door at the corner of the wired room. Zima nodded and thanked her, and began to walk to the door. Dita trailed behind carefully.

They walked into the room quietly. It was completely white, just like the place from before. It was just like the place where Freya would take her to talk. It made her body freeze temporarily.

Zima walked into the room, also remembering it's location. He analyzed the walls of pure white, the light from the ceiling, and the large computers that plastered a small corner of the large room. Zima took off his visors and watched the figure move from the other side of the room.

Dita quickly noticed the figure on the other side of the room, and went to stand near Zima. She watched cautiously as the figure came to life. The man stood up and turned around and smiled. It was the chief.

They both smiled and walked closer to him. The chief let out a relieved sigh and smile. "Ah! You made it. Just in time. I see you got my message."

Zima nodded and walked a step closer. "Yes. Urgent?" He replied. The man nodded and looked down. Dita turned her head to look at him. He looked… sad?

"Ah. Er…yes. You are due for your update. Please, come this way to the computer. I have some new information that is crucial to your mission." Zima nodded and turned to face Dita.

He could see that Dita wanted to protest. She was very cautious of this man, regardless of social status. He grabbed her hands lightly and pulled her into him as he began to walk. She held onto his arm as they both began to walk to the old man. Her face was straight now, emotionless.

They both stood near the computer, watching the numbers flash across the screen. They made no sense, something Zima couldn't identify. He never saw such coding. What was the update about?

"Please, sit right here." The old man signaled to two white long chairs that were placed next to the computers. They were just as bright as the walls, barely noticeable. Dita walked over and laid in the chair, Zima close behind her.

The old man looked at Dita, with a saddened face. Dita could not understand this, why was the man sad? Was he not glad to see them? Humans; they made no sense.

The man walked over to the computer and began to press a series of keys and numbers. Dita relaxed herself onto the chair alongside Zima. He placed his hands behind his head and relaxed. How could he relax himself when clearly there was something going on?

The man looked back over to them and smiled. "Please plug in the cords that are located on the side of each of the chairs." He stated. Dita and Zima nodded, reaching over to the side. She unplugged the cable and stretched it out. She could feel her hand brush against Zima's side in the process, almost causing her to blush. She watched herself carefully, making sure not to let the color rise to her cheeks once again.

She placed the cable into her ear quietly. She could hear Zima click his into place, waiting for instructions.

The man bent his head down, shielding his eyes from them. Dita looked at him curiously, but Zima didn't seem to notice.

"I… will begin the transfer of data." He mumbled. He went to the computer and pressed a few buttons. The shocks began to flow through the wires, filled with data.

Dita rested her head back, closing her eyes. She could feel Zima's hand brush up against her cheek carefully. She tried to concentrate on the data that was coming in, but this time it was harder to process. It was something she never saw before…

'I use to live alone in this world. I use to have no purpose. I have no soul, I have no heart, I have nothing. I use to wander alone, and I was to die alone one day. I saw people die, I saw people live, I saw people last. But I had no purpose, I had none of these things. What was the point in living when you didn't have a soul.'

Dita's eyes shot open. There was a voice in her head. The data came to a complete stop, the wires snapping. She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to avoid the noises.

This wasn't Freya's voice. No. It sounded very familiar, as if she knew this voice from before. But she never quite heard this voice before. It was very similar to hers, but it was mumbling in a low and saddened tone. She eased her body. Maybe she was broken, and maybe this was what the update was about.

'There have been countless men that have tried to kill me. They thought I was dangerous. Without a soul, you feel no pain. You can cause so much damage without feeling pain. This man will kill you. He does not want you to have a soul or a purpose.'

Dita opened her eyes slowly, analyzing the man across the room. His face was rested in his hands, his elbows leaning against the desk. Something was falling from the cracks of his hands, it looked like water.

"I'm sorry Zima… Dita… you are too dangerous. Emotions will kill you like they did the others. We just can't… I tried…"

Dita's body froze. This voice, it was correct. But who was it speaking? And how did it know that this man was trying to terminate them?

Before she could think further, her body began to screech in pain. She could hear the gears inside of her stop, the circuits die, and the shocks and volts began to stop. She struggled to move her body, but nothing was working. What was this code?

She turned her head with effort, attempting to look at Zima. His eyes were shut, the wire hanging from the chair. He was lifeless, she could not feel his body temperature, she could not see him breathe. He was… gone.

Her body felt a sudden shock. There was electricity, sparks flying across the air. Her body felt weightless, light and painful. The electricity began to sting her circuits, it began to sting at her body. It wouldn't stop.

Through the pain, she managed to grab the series of cables tied around her body and rip them off with force. She could feel the wires die beneath the tips of her fingers. She threw them to the side and placed her hands to her head. The pain, it would not stop. Why wouldn't the pain stop? What was this pain? Zima…

"NO!!" She screamed. The chief's eyes grew large with shock.

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The chief's eyes grew large with shock. 'What is this?!' he thought to himself. This was truly something he didn't expect. What was this program doing to her?!

Dita was now floating a inch above the table, glowing a pale yellow around her body. She was squeezing at the sides of her head, eyes wide open with anger. Her eyes were fire red, filled with hatred, power…

He stepped back carefully, trying to avoid this persocom. What was she doing?! The program he injected into her system was suppose to terminate them, not to charge her.

The fabric that she wore began to turn red, and a gold design began to appear at the corners. He could see her hair float in disarray in front of her face.

She let out a loud growl, snarling under her breath. She swung her arm with force, bashing it against the chair, she jumped from the chair and landed onto the ground with a thud. The table flew backwards, hitting one of the walls. She let out another growl, and ran towards Zima.

'This girl, she has powers I have never seen before!' the chief thought. What was this girl? What was so special about her? He never saw any other persocom do this before, so what made her different? Could it be the coding? The body? Or perhaps… the emotions?

He watched her wrap her arms around Zima's lifeless body, and she pressed her cheek to the side of his face. He stepped backwards, trying to avoid the anger that stirred within her.

After a few long seconds, she closed her eyes, and tightened her grip around his body. "Zima…" She spoke. His eyes widened even more. It sounded as if she had two voices at once. Impossible! Persocoms didn't have the ability to do that. Who was the second voice?

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"Zima…" She whispered. She felt her body sting in pain. Every part of her body ached, and her chest felt like it would burn from the inside out. No… this couldn't happen. It can't happen.

She placed her hands on either side of his cheeks and looked into his eyes. No. Zima was a persocom. He couldn't die. No, he was the National Data Bank, and she would protect him. He couldn't die! There was no such thing as dying for a persocom! She couldn't allow it.

She leaned in closer, looking for any sign of life. Breathing, eye movement, body movement… but there was nothing. She stroked the side of his face, but it was ice cold.

"Zima… wake up…" She heard herself speak, along with another voice? Who was it? No. There was no time. She continued to look for signs of movement, anything. But there was nothing.

'They believe we have no souls, they believe that we are prisoners of emotions, never being able to feel them. They cannot take this from us, they cannot take the ones we truly love away from us. We might not show it and might not be able to feel it, but it is still there. I loved him, and he loved me. But I could never show it to him, no matter how hard I tried…'

Dita listened to the voice carefully. Could never show it? How could you show love? She felt a rush surge through her body. The electricity began to shiver through her body even further, and the pain began to increase. Her limbs became numb, her body began to fail.

She leaned over Zima, resting herself on him. 'It…hurts…' she whispered to herself. It was painful, the stinging was unbearable.

She looked at Zima's cold lifeless face. Why…

She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, trying to keep herself steady. She could feel her body move on it's own, leaning into him.

"I let you die Zima, it was my fault, now you will never show them your purpose… who you are…"

She looked at his eyes carefully, closely leaning into his face. She could feel herself shaking, her body shutting down on itself. She struggled to keep her eyes on him, leaning into his face closer.

She could not feel him breathe, she could not feel him move. She was inches away from his face, trying to look into his eyes.

"Zima… Please, Zima…"

Her body was now on the verge of completely breaking down. She felt so heavy now, her circuits frying and her body numbing. She could feel her body move on it's own accord. She closed her eyes softly, hoping that the pain would just stop.

Everything felt numb to her. Her body was lifeless, limp, and on the verge of crashing. She held her breath, hoping that something would rescue her. She could feel herself falling. Suddenly, something warm brushed against her lips. It was soft, soothing. She felt her eyes open slowly on their own.

Her hands were wrapped around Zima's neck carefully, her eyes were on the same level as his. She couldn't understand why she was so close to him…

A few moments later, her body shut down, eyes closing.

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It was truly something he never saw before. It was amazing. The scientist was pushed against the wall, the farthest he could go. The room was pitch black, the light no longer shining into this place. The sky outside was pitched black, and nothing could be seen.

Except for Dita, who stood in the center of the room glowing. She had her arms rested around his neck lightly, her lips on his. This made no sense to him. These emotions, what have they done to her? Why wasn't Zima affected? Or was he?

Voices began to fill his head, a soft and warm voice. It was…sad.

'I was born for the use of others, and I was born for other purposes. I was not suppose to have a heart, they wouldn't allow it. My purpose was to exist, and that was it. But then I found something else. I could not feel this, I could not fight for this, but I wished it was there. I wished to love. I wanted to love. I did not understand it, but I knew it was there. It was something I could never have with them. But…'

The voices came to a pause. He looked over to where Dita was, she was standing over him, eyes shining gold now, light shining around her. She was holding Zima in her arms. They were tightly wrapped around his upper chest, as she continued to glare at him.

She looked at the scientist with a blank stare. Her lips began to move softly with grace.

'Maybe I can love him. I want to love him.'

The man felt faint, the voice flooded his head repeating the same words. He fell to the ground, grasping the sides of his head, squeezing his eyes shut. This was not suppose to happen. She was a persocom, she was not even designed to be familiar with these concepts! What was going on…

The voices came to a stop. He slowly opened his eyes, looking to the spot where the two persocoms stood.

They were gone.

The room was dark, papers scattered about, wires torn and parts shattered. The computer screens were cracked beyond repair, and the data was lost.

The old man stood up and looked up at the ceiling. He closed his eyes and let out a sigh.

"Dita. What ever happened to you."

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'Ugh.' Dita rubbed the sides of her head carefully.

It was slowly coming back to her, the whole entire thing. Zima lying in the chair, the old man, the strange white room. She opened her eyes and looked at the ground.

It was pure white. Was she really…? She opened her eyes and looked around the room. It was completely white. She put a finger to her head, eyes in panic and frenzy. She was back.

"Hello Dita."

She turned around to see the person behind her. She whipped her body around, almost falling over.

The person in front of her…no. It couldn't be, could it? "No…that's impossible. This is impossible…." Dita mumbled under her breath. What was going on?

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Cliffhanger! Anyway, this is the starting point to the plot sort of. Where you'll see what Dita's true nature shall be, etc. Also, in the next few chapters, you'll see Zima's as well. Not the same at all, but you'll have to stay and find out! Anyway, hope you enjoyed!